Presley

I don't know what it is, but the nice weather is turning her good behavior into a bad attitude. I'm just so tired of it. I feel like we need to start being more strict with her so things don't get out of control.
Besides her terrible play date experience, she totally cheated when playing Memory with me (and she still won't admit it), she got in trouble at school yesterday! Her and another girl Iris, can't seem to get along and Miss Colleen had to seperate them, she said that she saw a side of Presley that she has never seen before! I told her that is the Presley we see at home! LOL!
Today another girl told me that Presley kissed Kaleb at school today!!! WHAT? Presley said she kissed him b/c she is going to marry him! And that if I tell her to not kiss him she will anyway! Seriously Miss Attitude! I told her that we don't kiss boys even though Kaleb is cute, but that boys are gross and have germs. She didn't seem to care.

She has had a cough too, she is very adament about only liking bubble gum medicine. So Steve bought 'clear' medicine, and let her add her own flavor (otherwise known as food coloring), she'll drink it then! LOL

For the most part she is still pretty good, she can be SO helpful with Piper. I just love watching them together!

Her infected ear has been healed. Our dedication to getting it back to normal has paid off!

Next week we have kindergarten roundup!

Ever day when we get home from preschool, the first thing she does is put on a dress and starts walking around in a pair of my shoes.

Two big milestones for her...she can tie her own shoes and wipe her own poopy butt! LOL!

Stats

Piper had her 18 month appt today, not a shocker that she has an ear infection also. I predicted that would be the outcome with her recent cold and less that perfect attitude! The attitude consists of basically not eating anything and proceeding to take handfuls of food and throw them on the floor. And then get mad at us for saying she is done and taking her out of the highchair. She hasn't wanted to go to bed, she just hasn't been that happy....so hopefully little miss will be better by the wedding on Friday.
Steve took her to the appt this morning, he wasn't very good at remembering her height and weight but supposedly she grew 3 inches in 3 months...doesn't that seem completely unbelievable? That would put her about 33 inches (75-90%) and gained 1.5 pounds which would be about 23 pounds (25-50%).  So who really knows, 2nd child syndrome for her again.

Basically she is normal. She isn't worried about her not talking, since she babbles like a mad woman. She said we can give her skim milk, which might help her eat more (maybe she'll eat more than she throws on the floor?). She can jump, go up and down stairs...all the typical stuff. I guess we need to introduce a toothbrush to her and start trying to brush her teeth! She just seems too little for that.

Weekend Update

We had great weather last week and that continued into Saturday. We were up, showered and outside playing by 11...that is totally NOT us! HA! The girls were even lucky enough to eat lunch on the deck!

 

Presley had her first play date with a girl from preschool. They had invited her over to play at their house but P was just not comfortable with that yet, so we had Leah over to our house instead! Presley was less than friendly. It was almost embarrassing. If Leah didn't want to do exactly what Presley did, she would pout and say that she wasn't playing with Leah b/c she wasn't her friend! Really? The play date lasted two hours and an hour of that was forced by us to make sure Leah wasn't just bored by watching P pout! Not a successful play date. UGH!

 

After that we got out the water table that Steve made (way cheaper than buying one!) and the girls LOVED it. This is the key to stopping Piper from just wanting to run into the street the whole time we are outside!

 

Saturday was also Steve's birthday! He decided he wanted to smoke some pork and have some friends over that night, so that is what we did! We had a great meal, some good drinks and good company and of course, the weather was gorgeous until about 8 pm (when the rain started). We'll take it though! At one point, Presley and I sat in the garage and watched the lightening!

 

Piper went to bed at her normal time, but P was up until almost 11 and I snuck off to bed about midnight! Piper woke up a couple times during the night, she hasn't been eating, had a snotty nose and started getting a cough this weekend. Presley was the first one up on Sunday morning at 9....I had to wake Piper up at 10!! I went in there just to make sure she was still breathing! You could tell she just didn't feel good, so cuddly and sad! :(

Sunday was a rainy, spring day...perfect for us tired parents and a sick Piper. Steve went to the store, but other than that we didn't leave the house!

 

We have a super busy week ahead with family coming into town and Holly's wedding on Friday!

Spring!

I think spring is officially here!  Finally! Now if we can just get it to hang around awhile!
Piper had another good day at Generation! They even did her hair in pigtails! So cute!

 

Both Monday and Tuesday Steve had to work at night...boo. The girls were pretty good for me and we had a little time outside which helps! Piper basically doesn't want to go to bed anymore. Presley was asleep before her every night this week, which sucks for the mornings.

Work has been on the slow side recently, so I decided to take Wednesday off and get some stuff down without the kiddos! I took them both to daycare about 9 and then I headed out to Old Navy, Jared's (to get my ring cleaned and then I had a loose diamond so they had to keep it to get it fixed), the mall and then to Target. I headed home and Steve was already done working, so we headed out for one last errand and then to have a late lunch before picking up the kiddos! I didn't sit down in my house until 6:15 on my day off! I got some stuff done but nothing done at home!

Thursday we got back to everyones 'normal' schedule, Steve made a great dinner and we spent alot of time outside! Steve got to meet the new neighbor behind us (we are not impressed! Maybe they are very nice people but first impressions to make a difference!). Steve also had some time to chat with the another neighbor about woodworking....oh boys and their toys!

Piper just sits in the sandbox and throws sand on top of her head, over and over again. Down her shirt, in her diaper, in her hair....with the occasional eating sand off the shovel...disaster in the making!

Tonight, another wonderful night outside! Piper basically entertains the neighborhood as she walks with us. Talking, growling, screaming, running...running. And Presley has an infected ear!! I came home and noticed right away that her left ear was red. It isn't bothering her....but it bothers us! So worried we might have to take her earring out or something! UGH!

Dear Piper-oni,

Eighteen months. Every month you get a little more weird, funny, cute and just adorable. You are loose canon, you have such a personality and you love your daddy!

You:
- are wearing 18 months clothes and size 5/6 shoes
- LOVE animals. You have always loved animals and now when we walk around the neighborhood, you growl at any dog you see. You have no problem running out into the middle of the street (bad habit!) to go pet a dog.
- still have 12 teeth but we think you are slowly working on the eye teeth, which is not helping your sleeping or diaper rash issue
- are not going to bed as easily as you did 2 weeks ago....we are lucky if you are asleep by 9 these days but we still try for 8 every night! Normally you sleep in pretty good though, so I shouldn't really complain.
- eat like a champ! Tonight you had broccoli, grilled chicken, mashed potatoes (which is awesome when she just eats it by the fistful!), raspberries and blueberries!
- still don't talk. Babble, yes. Say actual words to actually mean something, no. Ok, I'll give you credit for 3 words that you say consistently. Daddy, shoes and ga-ga (for grandma). We occasionally get other 'words' out of her but it's so inconsistent I don't even want to giver her 'credit' for them! HA!
- love bubbles, running down the driveway, climbing the rock wall to go down the slide on the playset (which you should NOT be able to do at this age), throwing sand everywhere (especially in your hair), and eating sidewalk chalk!
- have nicknames of Piper-oni (like pepperoni), Monster, Pipes, and Mini-P

I just asked Steve what I should add to this list....his response "She is a pain in the ass!" LOL!

You really are SO sweet! We know that if we tell you no to something, that is going to be the ONE thing you are going to want to do more than anything! You love your sister and want to do everything she does!
Your smile makes me smile, there is no better feeling than having you run up to me and give me big Piper hugs, sometimes with the added slimy, snotty kisses!
We love you sweet girl, keep being the little firecracker that you are and keep that determination going baby girl!

Weekend Update

Another weekend gone. Ugh. Finally we had nice weather (that wasn't windy) on Saturday! We got up and all 4 of us went to the mall. This is the first time we have taken Piper in months, but it was an overall success. I got what I needed, the girls were pretty good, Piper had some time to walk (run) thru the mall, everyone smiling at her as she went by (or as she ran into them).

 

That afternoon went spent a long time outside. At one point we had 7 little girls in our driveway, half of them singing Let It Go from Frozen! It was so freakin cute! They all tooks turns on the trampoline (without fighting or help from us), we got the sidewalk chalk out and went on a couple walks.

 

That night my mom came over to watch the girls so we could go out for Steve's birthday (which is the 12th). It was so nice for all of his friends from highschool to be able to make it out, they rarely are all able to get together any more so it was nice to see everyone!

Of course the problem when Steve, Brandon and Nick get together....they will not go to bed early. We got home about 12:30, I was asleep by 1:30 and the boys.....didn't go to sleep until 4! Are you kidding me? Guys, you are not 25 years old anymore! So of course, when Piper got up at 7 and Presley at 7:30 (which is early for them) I tried so hard to keep them quiet as long as I could! We played in Presleys room for a long time to contain noise but by 9, I didn't have a choice but to let them loose.

Needless to say, we did alot of NOTHING today. We were both just so tired, neither one of us really got a nap (not for the lack of trying though). Finally the weather cleared up in the late afternoon and Presley got to spend sometime outside playing with Layla.

 

A proud Presley moment for us : after dinner, she wanted to play with Layla again. Of course, that meant she would have to walk down the block 3 houses and actually ring the doorbell of a house that she has only been inside once (she always makes Layla play at our house). Steve stood at the front door and watched her....SHE DID IT! We thought she would walk down there, look around and come back b/c she would be too chicken! Once again, this girls shocks me!

 

Clean Piper cheesing for me







 Sunday morning cinnamon rolls.....they just couldn't wait! HA!

Random

Piper had ANOTHER good day at Generation on Monday! They said she cried when they came in from being outside (not shocking) and then cried when she saw Presley b/c she thought she was leaving. She isn't sad that she has to leave, but seriously overcome with joy that she cries! She can't get to her locker fast enough to get her coat on!

So Presley had a dentist appt on Tuesday morning. Now I don't know if I posted about her last dentist appt but it was less than fun. She wouldn't sit in the chair, we had to hold her down and force her mouth open. She cried. Terrible.
Well, since Steve hasn't been busy at work I thought it only made sense for him to take her instead of me missing a couple hours of work to take her. So off they went.
Her appointment was at 8:30, they got in a little early and were done by 8:40! She had xrays done, she got to watch Frozen in the chair and was perfect according to Steve! The dentist said 'she has a picture perfect mouth for a 5 year old'! Woohoo!

Speaking of Frozen, they play 'freeze dance' at school and the teachers right now are playing the Frozen soundtrack. So Presley knows most of the words to most of the songs. It is SO FREAKING CUTE! I love that she loves to sing!

Today was my late night, I took both girls to daycare late. It is kind of nice to let them sleep in and not rush around! Though neither girl wanted to go to bed tonight. I think our problem is that I normally take Piper into our room to have her milk and spend 15 minutes away from P to calm down before bed. Steve usually gets P her fruit and she gets to watch a cartoon and then he lays with her.
Well when we switch it up and 'change kids'....it doesn't work. The routine gets thrown off and chaos occurs! LOL!